Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Fashion Week







Words cannot even describe my Malia. She is one of the sillest, quirkiest, squeakiest, creative people I know.
I just love how she can make a game out of anything, a shape out of anything, a song out of anything.......I could go on and on (and I will in later posts). But this week is has been all about the fashion! She insists on dressing herself and it is one battle not worth fighting. It is always such a treat to see what she will come up with when I tell her to hurry up and get dressed. This morning she came decked out in Tevitas Fila warm-ups (backwards) and Reebok jersey (inside out). She was SO proud. And the outfit she is wearing with the jeans would not be complete of course without the size 9-12 month onesie that she demanded be worn on top of her size 4T shirt. The thing is so tight I just tucked in the snaps. She absolutely insisted, was so proud, and wore it all day even though it was likely the hottest day of the year!

Soccer season has begun



I cannot believe that my son is big enough to be playing soccer. Maybe I just cant believe I am old enought to be a soccer mom. Either way, its true....he is officially starting organized sports and I dont think there is any going back. He was thrilled to go to his first practice, and within five minutes he was laying completely sprawled out in the grass. He ran right back in once they started a practice scrimmage, scored a few times, high fived all his teammates, thrust his elbow to his hip multiple times while yelling "yes, yes, yes, did you see that? I totally scored". He is a total ball hog, and we'll work on that but at least he felt he went home a winner!

Shes Back.....
















From the minute the kids hear the beep from Sharons car alarm, they know that they are in for some fun. They run to the door, huddle around, and immediately demand in their joyful squeal a game of tickle chase. Sharon has been gone for almost 2 weeks, (which is WAY too long around here), and the kids have not played in a while so last night it was game on! In Tevitas words the rules of the game are as follows (in his squeaky voice), "First you have to huddle and say GO TEAM, then you have to run all over the place, and then you get tickled, and then you say good effort". It is a few moments of pure chaos, but so much fun.

Friday, August 14, 2009

It's Official.......


I finally have a blog! I fought it for so long (for no reason really), but decided it is time. I am quite excited actually. My life is filled with little moments I keep telling myself I will write down but I never do. So this is it. Come on in, welcome to our world. A world of books and bubbles, lots of ice cream and messes. A world where you can never leave the house without giving Malia her "hugs, kisses and high five." A tradition I have quite enjoyed.

Today was the first day of kindergarten for my boy Tevita, and I realized I could not let another one of these milestone days go by without me ever documenting it. He loved it. When I got there to pick him up he was still in the cafeteria. I sat on the bench in front of his classroom and waited for him. A minute later I heard him yelling across campus "HI MOM, I JUST LOVE YOU MOM" at the top of his lungs. He may be a big kindergartener, but he will always be my baby.